EP 1478282 B1 20100616 - SURGICAL DEVICE
Title (en)
SURGICAL DEVICE
Title (de)
CHIRURGISCHE VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
APPAREIL CHIRURGICAL
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0205582 W 20021210
- GB 0204850 A 20020228
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2005228426A1] A surgical device is disclosed which is advantageously for use in orthopaedic hand surgery where there exists the requirement to dilate a tendon sheath in order to pass a retrieved or harvested tendon through the dilated sheath. In a disclosed embodiment the device comprises an elongated body having a central bore extending from an open to a closed end, and an inflatable balloon disposed around a portion of the body portion in proximity to the closed end thereof, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the central bore via perforations in the outer surface of the body portion. The device also includes an aperture in the closed end for receiving a suture. Thus, the device may be progressively passed through a tendon sheath with the balloon inflated to dilate the sheath, and a tendon portion secured to the aperture in the closed end with a suture so that the tendon portion can be pulled through the dilated sheath by the device.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01 - EP US); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03071958 A1 20030904; AT E471112 T1 20100715; AU 2002352368 A1 20030909; AU 2002352368 B2 20081002; CA 2477108 A1 20030904; DE 60236760 D1 20100729; EP 1478282 A1 20041124; EP 1478282 B1 20100616; GB 0204850 D0 20020417; GB 2385791 A 20030903; GB 2385791 B 20050330; US 2005228426 A1 20051013
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0205582 W 20021210; AT 02788088 T 20021210; AU 2002352368 A 20021210; CA 2477108 A 20021210; DE 60236760 T 20021210; EP 02788088 A 20021210; GB 0204850 A 20020228; US 50591905 A 20050419